No.1/1/2016-P&PW (E)/23913
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
19th December, 2016
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
SUB: CERTIFICATE OF RE-MARRIAGE/MARRIAGE—REG.
The undersigned is directed to refer to Annexure XXVI of the Scheme
Booklet of the O/o CGA, which is a proforma for Certificate of
Re-marriage/Marriage. As per the Scheme Booklet, this certificate is to
be submitted once every six months in May and November by widowers and
unmarried daughters; this is required to be countersigned by a
responsible officer or a well-known person.
2.
This department has received request from Pensioners Union of
Railway Employees, Chennai. (copy enclosed) stating that the widows of
the deceased ’employees are required to submit the certificate
countersigned by a responsible officer or a well-known person. More
often the widow, when approaches the show-called responsible
officer/well-known person, are being harassed. They feel that the
present stipulation of getting counter signature is not only unwarranted
but also an affront to the womanhood in the context of atrocity against
women rampant in the country. This is inconsistent with acceptance of
certificates with self-attestation.
3.
Therefore, the Union has requested to eliminate the provision
of counter signature from others duly accepting self attested
certificates.
4.
This department has also received representations against
revision for submission of these certificates every six months, which
had been forwarded to the CPAO for further necessary action. as general
references.
5.
This department has already allowed submission of
self-certificate for non-marriage and declaration of income vide OM
dated 21st July, 1999, re-iterated vide OM dated 8th December, 2011 and
20th September, 2012 (copies available at www.persmin.nic.in) Rule 54 of
CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 has been amended to allow submission of
marital and income certificates only once a year.
6.
In view of the foregoing, Central Pension Accounting Office,
Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare and Ministry of Railways are
requested to make suitable changes to their respective forms for the
above certificate.
(D.K.Solanki)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
